|
Birdwatching in St Helens Bird Sightings for July 2008 Local news for local birders |
Archive Monthly Bird News page
July 2008
Wed 30th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Kingfisher, Common Tern, Canada Goose, 8 Mistle Thrush.
Tues 29th July -- Nine Arches, Sankey Valley, NLW -- Grey Wagtail.
Mon 28th July -- St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Sun 27th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- Common Tern, Willow Tit, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Yellowhammer, Jay,
'' '' '' -- Great Spotted Woodpecker, Reed Bunting, 40+ Canada Geese.
Fri 25th July -- Old Coach Road -- 166 Curlew in fields, 50 Lapwing, 80 Common Gull, 20 Mistle Thrush in horse paddocks.
Thu 24th July -- Bushey Lane, Rainford -- Report of a Red Kite perched briefly in the trees adjacent to the farmers field at 7.00pm.
St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Wed 23rd July -- Old Coach Road -- 5 Curlew, also around 100 Greylag Geese in fields nearby.
Carr Mill Dam -- Common Tern, Common Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Blackcap, Common Buzzard, Jay,
'' '' '' -- Skylark, Red-legged Partridge, Reed Bunting.
Tues 22nd July -- Penkford Bridge, NLW -- Grey Wagtail.
Ashton Road, NLW -- Sparrowhawk.
Mon 21st July -- St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Sun 20th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- 2 Common Tern, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant.
East Lancs, Stanley Bank Road Haydock -- Common Buzzard over.
My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- Sparrowhawk.
Fri 18th July -- Nine Arches, NLW -- Common Buzzard, Jay.
Wed 16th July -- Burrows Lane / Howard's Lane area -- Hobby over the fields early am.
Mon 14th July -- Penkford Bridge, Sankey Valley, NLW -- Sparrowhawk, Sand Martin, 2 Common Whitethroat, Yellowhammer.
Newton Lake, NLW -- Lapwing, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swans.
Carr Mill Dam -- 4 Common Tern.
East Lancs, Haydock area -- Common Buzzard over.
Sun 13th July -- Burrows Lane area -- 2 Willow Tit, Common Sandpiper heard going over head at midnight.
Thu 10th July -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 2 Kestrel
Wed 9th July -- Carr Mill Dam -- Common Sandpiper, Common Buzzard, Kingfisher, Linnet, Common Whitethroat, Yellowhammer.
Tues 8th July -- Nine Arches, NLW -- Grey Wagtail, House Martin, Swifts, Swallows, 2 Sand Martin, Cormorant - flyover.
Mon 7th July -- Nine Arches, NLW -- Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Kestrel.
Sun 6th July -- East Lancs, Haydock area -- Common Buzzard over, Blackcap, Kingfisher, Common Whitethroat, Skylark, Yellowhammer.
Fri 4th July -- St Helens town centre -- Peregrine.
Thu 3rd July -- Nine Arches, NLW -- 2 Sand Martin.
Wed 2nd July -- My Garden, off Wagon Lane, Haydock -- Nutchatch.
Tues 1st July -- Sankey Valley, NLW -- Raven, 3 Kestrel, 3 Grey Wagtail.